Re: LABOR-FREE CLEANING OF HEAVY RUSTED STEEL AND CAST IRON PARTS

Posted by Karl in MD on September 01, 2000 at 22:28:43 from (4.54.23.221):

In Reply to: LABOR-FREE CLEANING OF HEAVY RUSTED STEEL AND CAST IRON PARTS posted by Ken McWilliams on September 01, 2000 at 17:55:33:

Another way, just the opposite of what you do, is to use lye (sodium hydroxide). Plain old Red Devil drain cleaner is the cheapest to buy. It works the same, and it also will dissolve non-ferrous parts. We paint a plastic barrel black and sit it in the sun with the solution and the parts in it for a day or so, then rinse the parts off with very hot water. Somehow, this slows the re-rusting process until you can coat the part.
Caution!! Lye is just as dangerous as acid if mishandled!! Karl

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• Re: Re: LABOR-FREE CLEANING OF HEAVY RUSTED STEEL mike 21:32:43 11/24/03 (0)
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